This may be a silly question- What does bar box mean ?

[oknazevad]

WPA equipment specs also describe an 8-foot table. I'm guessing any common size pool table with a 2 x 1 playing area would be allowed.

pj
chgo

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Ah, yes, the "professional 8-footer" that's closer to 8 1/2. Anybody know if anyone actually makes those?

When it comes to table sized they're all nominal lengths anyway, as the actual play area is less the rails and cushions, which, in WPA specs at least, are minimum 4 inches wide (max 7 1/2 inches). So a table with a 100-inch-long play area and minimum rails and cushions would be 108 inches, or exactly 9 feet.

 

[oknazevad]

English pool tables are tiny. 6' x 3'

Makes sense when you consider that blackball/British 8-ball really grew out of pub play, so 6 and 7-foot bar boxes were what the game was developed around.

 

[pt109]

Ah, yes, the "professional 8-footer" that's closer to 8 1/2. Anybody know if anyone actually makes those?

Ah, yes, the "professional 8-footer" that's closer to 8 1/2. Anybody know if anyone actually makes those?

Brunswick made a lot of over-size 8-footers. It was a result of changing from side-mounted rails ( T-rails) to bolting down through the slate.

They had a lot of 9-foot under sized slate to use.

 

[crww]

I have a pro 8 GC3(?), came with the house...have it set up with simonis with extended pockets ..4.5" playes similar to 9'.

 

[oknazevad]

So that's where the spec came from. But are any currently offered, or is it one of those historical curiosities that, because of how long-lived tables are, will persist for upwards of decades even if they're not ideal?

 

[jay helfert]

WPA equipment specs also describe an 8-foot table. I'm guessing any common size pool table with a 2 x 1 playing area would be allowed.

pj
chgo

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Here you go - A 9' table has a playing surface that is 50"x100". A regulation 8' table has a playing surface that is 46"x92" and there is an undersized version that is 44"x"88. This latter sized table is also a popular "bar" table in certain areas of the country, most notably in the Northwest. A 7' table has a playing surface of 40"x80" and is by far the most common size for bar tables.